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A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles or attached to a supporting rope. While smaller tents may be free-standing or attached to the ground, large tents are usually anchored using guy ropes tied to stakes or tent pegs. First used as portable homes by nomadic peoples, tents are now more often used for recreational camping and temporary shelters. Tents range in size from one-person "bivouac" structures for a hiker to sleep in, to huge (circus) tents capable of seating thousands of people. The bulk of this article is concerned with tents used for recreational camping which have sleeping space for one to ten people. Larger tents are discussed in a separate section below. Tents for recreational camping fall into two categories. Tents intended to be carried by backpackers are the smallest and lightest type. Smaller tents may be sufficiently light that they can be carried for long distances on a touring bicycle, a boat, or even a person's back. Some very specialised tents have spring-loaded poles and can be 'pitched' in seconds, but take somewhat longer to strike. The second type are larger, heavier tents which are usually carried in a car or other vehicle. Depending on tent size and the experience of the person or people involved, such tents can usually be assembled (pitched) in between 5 and 25 minutes; disassembly (striking) takes a similar length of time. The military organisations of most nations use such tents to temporarily house troops living and working under field conditions. HistoryFrom Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What is the fire-proof fabric that is used on army tents where the stove pipe goes through the roof? Q. I'm building my own wall tent and can't seem to find the fire-proof fabric that lines the hole for the stove pipe. I know it isn't asbestos. What is the fabric called, and where could I get some? Asked by stark_raving_normal - Sun Apr 30 21:48:29 2006 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Iv'e slept in those types of tents with the diesel burning stoves in them. I literally slept with a fire extinguisher cradled in my arms. They might be flame retardant but they sure as hell are not fire proof. Also, I think the fabric is just regular canvass that is treated with a flame retardant chemical because they smell horrible. Answered by crackah - Sun Apr 30 21:54:36 2006 Need Information about quick set up tents or self erecting tents? Q. Im looking for an Australian website that gives information about self erecting tents or quick set up tents or an australian website that sells them, but the height needs to be 1.8m or over i need to be able to stand in it Asked by O.B. - Tue May 29 03:29:01 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. you said erecting Answered by yakitismak - Tue May 29 03:34:01 2007 Why cant I find the old style tents we had as kids, triangular with aluminum post ?
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